Digital Camera Memory Cards - Carry-On or Luggage?

[ILoveDisney-Angie]

Does anyone know if Digital Camera Memory Cards are able to be packed in a carry-on or should they be packed in checked luggage??

I can't remember what is safe for Memory Cards.

 

[Nik's Mom]

Hi! I put mine in a carry on a couple of weeks ago and they were fine.

 

[ILoveDisney-Angie]

Thanks for the info, Nik's Mom!!!

 

[safetymom]

Don't put anything in your luggage you can't afford to lose. Take them in your carry on. They will be fine.

 

[ILoveDisney-Angie]

Then it's okay to put the digital cards through the X-Ray machine that the screeners make you put your carry-on baggage through?

 

[safetymom]

Yes. No problems with memory cards or digital cameras going through the scanner.

 

[ILoveDisney-Angie]

Safety Mom -
Thanks for answering!!!

 

[Hopefully]

I've been told by TSA workers that it is better to have them in your Carry Ons over your checked bags. The "x-rays" screenings for checked bags is "stronger" and more likely to damage.

 

[Lewisc]

I've been told by TSA workers that it is better to have them in your Carry Ons over your checked bags. The "x-rays" screenings for checked bags is "stronger" and more likely to damage.

The real reason not to check them is theft.